title: Aortic valve replacement dilemma: mechanical or biological prosthesis?
authors.forename: Aldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cannata
authors.forename: Claudio Francesco
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taglieri
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018579:Patient Selection; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016019:Survival Analysis